GIRLS actress Jenny Mollen has revealed she was rushed to hospital following a terrifying reaction to a fat-dissolving injection.
Actress Jenny, 46, worried fans as she shared a photo of herself being stretchered into an ambulance, before sharing a concerning photo from her hospital bed.
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In the caption, she detailed the harrowing experience and praised her doctor for stepping in.
She explained that the incident was linked to her use of tirzepatide, a medication often used off-label for weight loss and appetite suppression.
Jenny wrote on Instagram: “Thank God for my OBGYN, Dr. Albert Sassoon, who spent his entire night on the phone with me and Lennox ER throughout my harrowing journey.
“I am so immensely grateful to have such a dedicated, attentive and compassionate human willing to drop everything for me. I don’t know what I would do without him.”
In an accompanying video, she said: “Hi guys, I still look a little pale because wait till you hear about the night I had.
“I was at the hospital, lines on both arms, taken out of my apartment by ambulance. So much to talk to you about in my Substack today. I hope I get it up today. I’m going to try.
“But yeah, it’s a follow-up to my piece about the tirzepatide and I guess let’s just say I learned the hard way, sort of the dark side of peptides.
“So I’m going to link to my Substack here and hopefully today I’ll have this new piece up that will detail the experience I had this last 48 hours.”
She explained that the incident was linked to her use of tirzepatide – a medication originally developed for type 2 diabetes, which has recently gained popularity as a weight-loss aid due to its appetite-suppressing effects.
Tirzepatide mimics hormones that regulate blood sugar and hunger, but like other peptides, it can come with serious side effects if not carefully managed.
In a second clip, she added: “Hi guys, okay, so I just posted a follow-up piece to my piece about tirzepatide and microdosing.
“I had a lot of unanswered questions about it that just ironically got answered for me in the form of a trip to the ER two nights ago.
“Yeah, I mean, it’s still… I’m in such a f*****g haze. It’s been a real crazy 48 hours. But my piece is up now and I hope that it brings you, I don’t know, some sort of clarity about your own peptide journey.”
Jenny is best known for her role in the hit HBO series Girls and is married to American Pie actor Jason Biggs.
Who is Jenny Mollen?
Jenny Mollen was born on May 30, 1979, in Phoenix, Arizona.
She is an actress and author who is best known for her role in the TV series, Angel, where she starred as Nina Ash.
Additionally, she is known for playing a key role in popular TV series such as Viva Laughlin in 2007, Crash in 2008, and Girls in 2014.
As an author, she has written books such as, I Like You Just The Way I Am and Live Fast Die Hot.
She has also written feature articles for publications such as Cosmopolitan.
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Jenny is currently married to Jason Biggs. They have been married since 2008.
The couple share two children together – Sid and Lazlo.
Everything you need to know about fat jabs
Weight loss jabs are all the rage as studies and patient stories reveal they help people shed flab at almost unbelievable rates, as well as appearing to reduce the risk of serious diseases.
Wegovy – a modified version of type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic – and Mounjaro are the leading weight loss injections used in the UK.
Wegovy, real name semaglutide, has been used on the NHS for years while Mounjaro (tirzepatide) is a newer and more powerful addition to the market.
Mounjaro accounts for most private prescriptions for weight loss and is set to join Wegovy as an NHS staple this year.
How do they work?
The jabs work by suppressing your appetite, making you eat less so your body burns fat for energy instead and you lose weight.
They do this my mimicking a hormone called GLP-1, which signals to the brain when the stomach is full, so the drugs are officially called GLP-1 receptor agonists.
They slow down digestion and increase insulin production, lowering blood sugar, which is why they were first developed to treat type 2 diabetes in which patients’ sugar levels are too high.
Can I get them?
NHS prescriptions of weight loss drugs, mainly Wegovy and an older version called Saxenda (chemical name liraglutide), are controlled through specialist weight loss clinics.
Typically a patient will have to have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher, classifying them as medically obese, and also have a weight-related health condition such as high blood pressure.
GPs generally do not prescribe the drugs for weight loss.
Private prescribers offer the jabs, most commonly Mounjaro, to anyone who is obese (BMI of 30+) or overweight (BMI 25-30) with a weight-related health risk.
Private pharmacies have been rapped for handing them out too easily and video calls or face-to-face appointments are now mandatory to check a patient is being truthful about their size and health.
Are there any risks?
Yes – side effects are common but most are relatively mild.
Around half of people taking the drug experience gut issues, including sickness, bloating, acid reflux, constipation and diarrhoea.
Dr Sarah Jarvis, GP and clinical consultant at patient.info, said: “One of the more uncommon side effects is severe acute pancreatitis, which is extremely painful and happens to one in 500 people.”
Other uncommon side effects include altered taste, kidney problems, allergic reactions, gallbladder problems and hypoglycemia.
Evidence has so far been inconclusive about whether the injections are damaging to patients’ mental health.
Figures obtained by The Sun show that, up to January 2025, 85 patient deaths in the UK were suspected to be linked to the medicines.
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